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639 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout, the only exception is some light foxing on edges.
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Bryce Courtney's beloved son Damon, a haemophiliac, died from medically-acquired AIDS on Aprils Fool's day 1991, at the age of 24. In this book, he celebrates his life, but he condemns the medical approach taken towards AIDS, and how he and his family coped with Damon's haemophlia and early death.
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Bryce Courtenay was born in South Africa, is an Australian, and has lived in Sydney for the major part of his life.
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April Fool's Day (Paperback)
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Penguin Random House Australia, Hawthorn, 2006
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the end, love is more important than everything and it will conquer and overcome anything. Or that's how Damon saw it, anyway. Damon wanted a book that talked a lot about love.Damon Courtenay died on the morning of April Fool's Day. In this tribute to his son, Bryce Courtenay lays bare the suffering behind this young man's life. Damon's story is one of lifelong struggle, his love for Celeste, the compassion of family, and a fight to the end for integrity.A testimony to the power of love, April Fool's Day is also about understanding- how when we confront our worst, we can become our best.This life-affirming book will change the way you think.'April Fool's Day is one of those rare, wholly beautiful books that lets life speak for itself without any attempt at artifice . yet stands as a powerful work of literature . Damon certainly lives in the pages of this vital book.' Weekend Australian'Some books have such a powerful story to tell . April Fool's Day is written with sustained rage, grief, raw love, and thank god, some dark humour . I cannot remember when a book has moved me so deeply.' Weekend Telegraph Bryce Courtney's beloved son Damon, a haemophiliac, died from medically-acquired AIDS on Aprils Fool's day 1991, at the age of 24. In this book, he celebrates his life, but he condemns the medical approach taken towards AIDS, and how he and his family coped with Damon's haemophlia and early death. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780143004608
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